Golfito and Alajuelita have a combined budget deficit of 1,796 million colones, which complicates the financial situation of these municipalities. The Government Accountability Office (CGR) is concerned for management of resources. According to a special report issued by the CGR’s Control Area for Local Development, Golfito municipality has a deficit of 963 million colones, plus […]
Syncytial virus cases decrease in HNN
Last Tuesday, the amount of children admitted the Hospital Nacional de Niños (HNN) for respiratory virus infections began to decrease. However, medical authorities from the hospital maintain the internal state of emergency. Hospital’s deputy director, Carlos Jiménez, stated that in the last hours the situation has returned to normal. He explained that by Wednesday at […]
Streets in San José will be closed for two more weeks
San José municipality has been closing streets in the capital due to some pipe changes in Arias’ irrigation canal. As consequence, part of the work will last two more weeks. Marco Corrales, Supply and Services’ manager, explained that this week they are working on the hydraulic improvement of Arias’ irrigation canal, on a 120 meters […]
Why is fuel expensive in Costa Rica?
Although Costa Ricans got used to paying about 20,000 colones to fill up the tank of a small vehicle or 40,000 if it is a large car, these amounts are very high when compared to Central America’s prices. According to Fernando Alvarado, Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) price analyst, there are several factors that affect […]
Every year 47 children are born with congenital syphilis
Every year, around 47 children are born with congenital syphilis in Costa Rica. As consequence, authorities have increased prenatal care to reduce that number. Until 2014, there were recorded an average of 110 annual cases of babies with this problem; however the implementation of better birth controls decreased that number by 50%, as explained by […]
African immigrants can’t enter The United States
Nowadays, more than three thousand Africans are located in the two main borders of Costa Rica: Paso Canoas in the south, and Peñas Blancas in the north. They intended to cross the border to the United States but they can’t do so since 90% of them don’t have legal documents. This was announced by the […]